Suprise visitor

Tonight as I went to close the blinds, I saw something hanging down one of the blinds....then realized what it was!!!! Thank you God, that Will was home to help catch this creature! I seriously don't know what I would have done!

Caylin's new do

Caylin took about an inch and a half off of her hair in several spots. I didn't get any before pictures, the damage wouldn't have really shown up well in a photo, but she needed a fix indeed. So we took a trip to the salon after school today to get things evened out.

Dude! Not again!!

Results will be in later....arrrrrr

Beautiful day!

I can not think of a time I've gone to La Jolla cliffs and not enjoyed myself, no matter what the weather. Today was chilly but gorgeous. It was just what I needed after a week of being indoors fighting colds. A friend of mine suggested a trip to the La Jolla Cave, which I've never seen.

Will was able to join us too since it was close to his lunch break. The kids were a little nervous, it was dark and the sound of the ocean echoed up the tunnel. But they all made it down the 145 stairs!

We saw the profile of Sunny Jim and watched the waves crash in for a while. Then had a picnic, chased birds, and put our feet in the water.

Blessing in disguise

Yesterday I took Anika to a little concert in the park. Which was a whirlwind. When I got to my car I realized there was a nail in my tire. I began to think of the rearranging I was going to have to make in my afternoon to take care of my tire. I decided to go ahead and do it after nap time.

My mom, as wonderful as she is, came over to be with the girls while I went out and took care of the tire. I went up to Discount tire thinking they would do it for free, and I could run errands while I wait. However, when I got there they told me they couldn't repair it because the nail was too close to the edge. I went to the place we bought our tires from and thought about all the appointments I could make while sitting and waiting.

When I arrived I was told that my tire would be fixed for free and right next door I saw a big sign that said foot reflexology and massage $25.

I immediately put anxiety about errands and scheduling appointments aside and enjoyed a wonderful 1 hour foot, head, shoulder massage for $25 while waiting for a free service on my tire! yay!

Weekdays have been sunny and weekends have been rainy lately. To beat the rainy day blues last week Aiana and her friends went to the movies together. Will and Caylin also went to the movies together.

After the movies Caylin had her first burger from McDonalds (it was bound to happen sooner or later).

Anika and I stayed home and had a nice suprise visit by grandpa. That lit up Anika's day.

With all these "indoor" days I've decided to play around with potty training. I really don't have a plan, I've just been letting Anika wear undies. She's been undressing herself every morning. Will goes in to get her and finds her totally naked. So obviously she's got interest in taking her diaper off. She also loves to sit on the toilet, however has only actually gone maybe twice. I think this weekend we will go and pick out some special undies and potty prizes. We'll see how it goes!

What's it like having a teen?

Well here's one look...

Cell phone summary for the month:
Monthly minutes
Will - 212
Amber - 1,243
Aiana - 2,349

Monthly texts
Will - 147
Amber - 395
Aiana - 3,724!! (I really don't understand how this is possible!!!!)